Hi there, me again 😄 coming to you with another release. This release adds in some initial support for creating posts and comments, as well as a whole bunch of other things!
To see the full details of this release, check out the GitHub release announcement: https://github.com/hjiangsu/thunder/releases/tag/v0.2.1%2B5
For those on TestFlight, the update should automatically install on your device. I have not personally tested this, so if someone could let me know, that would be great!
There is also a discussion page here for any general discussions about this release if anyone is interested: https://github.com/hjiangsu/thunder/discussions/43
Thanks again for all the support so far!
Works great, thank you so much!
Does it support Kbin?
It doesn’t seem so, but there’s still hope with Artemis
Mine is stuck on a spinning loading wheel loading posts
I’m using the lemmy.world instance
Edit: turns out it took a while for it to load, I’m now going to reopen the app to see if it repeats the problem or not
Edit 2: slow loading of posts is repeated a second time
Yeah, the loading times is something that I want to improve a bit more in the future. There’s a lot of different factors that play a role in why it takes a while to load:
- Instance responsiveness and how fast the server responds back
- If there are a lot of images being loaded, then it also takes a bit of time, especially if you’re using the “full image height” setting
- Optimizations in the code to better handle loading/caching data, etc.
This will hopefully improve as instances get better at handling loads, and once more optimizations are made in the code! 😅
The loading times have actually gotten better since I’ve used the app more
It’s down to 5 seconds now which is reasonable
One issue I’ve noticed is that the app does refresh itself and open up like you’ve opened the app after closing it if you leave it open in the background for too long
I have turned off background optimisation just to test and it still happened
Just as a small question, will this version be compatible with Lemmy backend 18 that will be released tomorrow?
I have not yet tested this on v0.18 yet, but if anyone knows an instance that is running v0.18 and can test it out, that would be great!
Will this be coming to the Google Play Store?
No immediate plans yet for Google Play Store, but I would like to try to get it on F-Droid if possible!
Releasing to F-Droid is something outside my knowledge set but if anyone sees this and is interested in helping out that would be awesome
Not sure if it was you who uploaded it, but I found Thunder via IzzyOnDroid.
Yeah, Thunder is officially on IzzyOnDroid! I updated the GitHub page to reflect that
I haven’t gotten an update yet……… but it could be that it hasn’t gotten to my phone yet. I’ll keep an eye out for it.
Are you using an Android phone or iPhone? If you’re using an Android phone, then you can download the APK directly from GitHub (linked to this post)
If you’re using an iPhone, then it should be installed automatically through TestFlight unless automatic updates is turned off. I dont know if TestFlight pushed out the update properly so it would be good if you could let me know!
Oh I got it. It just took a bit to come on my phone but that’s to be expected.
Glad to hear that!
Yes. I am, too. This app is shaping up to be a favorite of mine. :)
I’m writing this from it :)
Seems to be coming along very well. The subscription button is wonky, it doesn’t always register the tap, and doesn’t show whether or not it was successful in the way the usual “pending” does.
But, links actually work! Even lemmy.world links that sometimes time out will take you to the community if you back out and try again
The full height images option is awesome.
The layout is easy to navigate, andn the dark theme is very well balanced.
It’s gonna be sweet watching an app grow :)
Holy shit! I missed the slide functions on comments! Right to up/down vote, left to save/reply. Bloody brilliant!
Love that part haha.
